Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has waned Australian businesses to lessen their reliance on China as tensions with the rising superpower drive domestic policies aimed at diversifying the economy and protecting...
Policy
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The federal government will use the imminent sunsetting of the legislation underpinning the research and development tax incentive to make a number of minor changes to the popular scheme....
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The national audit office will probe the federal government’s flagship industry program, with an inquiry launched into the $140 million in contracts dished out to the delivery partners of...
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Australia’s eSafety commissioner says technology giant Apple can expect government regulation if it continues to pause the roll out of controversial technology that would have scanned iCloud photo libraries...
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A project to improve and commercialise technology for extracting critical minerals from bauxite residue and another that advances a ‘bionic eye’ for the sight impaired are among the latest...
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Total spending by Australian business on research and development remains at 2012 levels, despite small increases in each of the past three financial years. A new Australian Bureau of Statistics...
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State and territory COVID-19 check-in apps will be granted access to federal government data showing whether citizens have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, with the functionality expected to go...
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The Digital Transformation Agency has confirmed it will move several high value technology projects to other agencies, including management of the controversial COVIDSafe app, as part of sweeping machinery...
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Wesfarmers has secured ground for a new lithium refinery in southern Perth as part of its joint venture to control the full value chain of lithium hydroxide, a chemical...
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The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering has urged the government not to wait for emerging technologies to mature to achieve significant carbon emission reductions, but to push ahead...
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The Victorian government is subsidising the rapid training and internships of 5,000 mid-career Victorians who move into digital technology roles to help meet increasing demand for technology skills. On...
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Opinion: When it comes to sweeping new national security powers, Australia does not have a Opposition political party. Time and time again over the last decade, the two major...
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United Australia Party MP Craig Kelly’s ‘spam’ text messages to thousands of people across the nation highlight the need for reform to privacy, spam and electoral laws, experts say....
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Opinion: Australia is preparing to make substantial investments in the assets, facilities and services that support research and innovation. An expert working group, led by Dr Ziggy Switkowski, is...